AP1200

Zeroing In

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Last night was a nice transparent night, the moon about a day from full.  Jupiter hovered an inch from the Moon’s head.  A good night for fooling with the system. My polar alignment should be pretty good, but the scope still doesn’t know where it’s pointing.  My Meade finder scope often has a mind of … Read more

Figuring out the AP-1200

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I installed a Astrophysics AP1200 mount in my roll-off roof hut, now actually more than a year ago. It’s intended for remote imaging from the comfort of my living room, and if I can get it to work from my living room to the Hut, it “should” work from living room to New Mexico. I … Read more